good morning, america. i'm robin roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. it's thursday, february 10th. and this morning, photo finish. a married congressman resigns after his bare chest and cheating heart are exposed online. weather emergency. out-of-control cars slide down south. as the national guard swoops in to help those stranded in two feet of snow. sam will of course have the latest. lindsay's last chance. the star's courtroom cocktail dress steals the spotlight, but the judge grabs it back and reads her the riot act. >> you're no different than anyone else. so, please, don't push your luck. and a diet soda debate. a new study links the drink to increased risk of heart disease. but how worried should you really be?

good morning, everyone. and happy birthday, george. i know you don't want us to make a fuss. and we'll try to honor -- >> we have ten minutes to go. ten minutes of 49 to go. >> so, this is your last ten minutes as a 49-year-old. >> this is it. >> all right. enjoy. >> we better make it good. good thing we have a lot of news. we have dramatic pictures coming in from cairo right now. there was a brief moment of panic, when crowds were banging the rocks. you hear it right there. that was the signal that the military was about to crack down. it turned out to be a false alarm. but in a moment, we're going to head there live to show how the latest fears are running through that city today. >> they were prepared, locking arms, the protesters. here in new york, an icon of american capitalism for over 200 years, the new york stock exchange, in talks with a potential new owner, the germans. should this u.s. institution, be in international hands?

>> a lot of fear here that new york will no longer be the financial capital in the world. but this, if it went through, would link the united states and 14 european countries. it would be huge. >> that's something to think about. and we have snapshots of a very public lunch that has so many people buzzing. soon-to-be, princess kate, asking her future stepmother, camilla, for advice about becoming a royal. >> we're going to begin with the abrupt resignation of chris lee. this is the photo that forced him out. lee resigned late yesterday afternoon, after the website gawker, reported that the married congressman had sent it to a woman he was flirting with on craigslist. jonathan karl joins us with more. and i've never seen a story move so quickly, from revelation to resignation. >> reporter: i haven't, either, george. within hours after gawker put that on the website, congressman lee was gone. he issued an apology and that letter of resignation. it was this photo that did him in. published by the gawker website,

which said congressman lee e-mailed to a woman, described only as a 34-year-old government employee from maryland. she said the congressman contacted her through the craigslist forum, women seeking men. in the e-mail exchange posted by gawker, lee described himself as a fit, fun, classy guy. and added, i promise not to disappoint. in those e-mails, he also calls himself, a 39-year-old divorced lobbyist. that's not true. he's 46, married and a member of congress. or was, until this letter of resignation was read on the house floor last night. >> i hereby give notice of my resignation from the house of representatives. >> reporter: lee's family, including his wife, son and parents, joined him in january with speaker boehner, for the ceremonial swearing in of the new congress. he had just easily won re-election. in a statement last night, he apologized to his staff and his constituents.

saying, i have made profound mistakes. and i promise to work as hard as i can to seek their forgiveness. he had only been a member of congress a little over two years. but he had already landed a spot on the powerful ways and means committee. last speech on the house floor was on health care. >> we will vote to repeal last year's massive health care law. >> reporter: lee is the third member of congress to resign in disgrace in just less than a year, george. and the second from new york. it is now up to new york governor, andrew cuomo, to set a date for a special election to replace him. >> let me ask you about that, jon. he's a republican congressman from near buffalo. is it a seat that will be held by republicans? >> reporter: it's a seat long been in republican hands. republicans do have an advantage up there, but the republican leaders i spoke to said this is not a slam dunk. they know they have to fight to win this. it's a potential pickup opportunity for democrats, if a difficult one.

>> jon karl, thanks very much. >> and that story goes in the what were you thinking column? >> absolutely. let's go to weather now. it's so cold in parts of the south, we're hearing that farmers in arkansas are getting up early to check that their newborn calves are not sticking to the ground. some cows have icicles growing on their backs, as you can see. that's a rough commute. all over the south, too. two feet of snow dropping in parts of arkansas and oklahoma. sam will of course have the forecast in just a minute. first, let's go to yunji de nies in atlanta, where there is more snow there, too. good morning, yunji. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it doesn't take much to slow things down around here. it snowed a bit overnight. that caused some schools to delay their start this morning. as you said, it's the weather to the west that caused a real snow emergency with the national guard even stepping in to help. as snow fell in little rock, cars started sliding and couldn't stop. watch as one after another after another slip down this hill. the drivers, losing control,

crashing into each other. at times, almost in slow-motion. >> go back. you're not going to make it up the hill. >> reporter: the powerful southern storm dumped two feet of snow in arkansas. closing roads, backing up interstates, for miles. the arkansas national guard, helping stranded drivers. across the region, the accidents are piling up. north of dallas, this massive collision shut down u.s. 75 for more than four hours. in fayetteville, arkansas, another tractor trailer mess. and whiteout conditions in eastern oklahoma left many motorists stranded. tulsa broke the record for the snowiest winter ever. >> we're not equipped to handle this. work stops. school stops. life kind of stops. >> reporter: in memphis, this sign said it all. they want the snow to go away. and that is exactly how we feel here in georgia, after the very rough january we just got

through. the bottom line, if you're driving through winter weather take your time. robin. >> good advice. thank you so much. and sam will have more coming up. we're going to turn to egypt right now, where after two weeks of protests, the uprising continues to grow, with bus drivers and other public employees now on strike. but the government is not backing down. and there are new warnings that a crackdown could be coming. jim sciutto is in cairo with the latest. hey, jim. >> reporter: good morning, george. there's news this morning of a document posted on the protesters' main facebook page, in arabic which purports to be military plan to move into tahrir square tonight and break up the protests with force. it's not certain this document is real, but as we saw this morning, it is certainly raising tension in the square. sounding the alarm. fearing an imminent crackdown, hundreds of protesters spring into action this morning. the word is spreading here that security forces are coming this

way. and they just asked for volunteers to come to this gate to help defend it. it's a sign of the real nervousness here. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: still, the protesters are again vowing not to back down. are you worried? >> no. i'm between all my people. all my egyptian people. so, why should be scared? >> reporter: 16 days into these demonstrations, fears are growing of a confrontation with government security forces. vice president omar suleiman warned of a possible coup. meanwhile, the protesters are gaining new ally, labor unions going on strike. from bus drivers, to dock workers at the suez canal. an attempt to expand these protests well beyond the square. and an egyptian official assures our christiane amanpour, there will not be a government crackdown. but the country cannot handle

the protests economically. that's why the strikes are so important. we hear this morning tens of thousands of workers taking part. >> we have this facebook posting. nebulous, not sure exactly what that is. but in the face of assurance, from the vice president, that there's not going to be a military crackdown, why are they worried? what other signs are they seeing? >> reporter: they hear about security. and we've seen this, as well. increased security around government sites. the palace, the television station, the headquarters of the security services. and tomorrow, a major demonstration planned for friday prayers. and there's an interpretation that this is a government scare tactic to keep numbers down tomorrow, george. >> okay. jim sciutto. thanks very much. we're going to move on to an abc news investigation. airline pilots overworked and exhausted. it was something lawmakers vowed to change after that deadly buffalo plane crash two years ago this week, brought nationwide attention to pilot fatigue. our brian ross is here and has more on this. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. for many pilots, the hardest

part of the job is staying awake. fatigue is the dirty, little secret of the airline industry. now, our undercover investigation has provided a rare glimpse of what leads to those tired eyes and tired skies. a night flight over washington, d.c. seen from the cockpit of a jet airline. it's no time for a pilot to be struggling to stay awake. but all-too often, that is the case. >> one pilot will reach over to the other and tap him or her on the shoulder, and say, hey, listen, i'm going to exam the overhead panel for a little while. that was code for i'm going to recline my seat, look up and fall asleep. >> reporter: it's a system where poorly-paid pilots report to duty hundreds or thousands of miles from home. and have to scrounge at night for a place to sleep. ending up in secretive, so-called crash pads, seen in this abc news undercover video, of one crash pad near laguardia airport in new york.

bunk beds, 24 in all. crammed into rooms in violation of housing and fire codes. $25 a night. hot bunks. bring your own pillowcase. and try to ignore everyone else. >> i happened to have a bunk mate that snored louder than anyone i had heard in my life. >> reporter: and many pilots can't afford a crash pad. so, they end up spending the night in the airline's crew lounges. the airlines claim it's against the rules. but a pilot for u.s. airways express provided these pictures to abc news. inside crew lounges at the airports in philadelphia and new york. >> that's disruptive sleep. you're not going to get a full consolidated sleep doing that, no. the pilot who took the picture says he put his job on the line so the public, and in particular, members of congress, could see what he sees every day. >> do they want a well-rested pilot when they take that 6:00 a.m. flight out of washington, d.c.? or do you want a guy that just slept in the crew room? >> reporter: the head of the faa told us he was surprised by our

findings because the airlines denied to him that crew lounges are used as bedrooms by the pilots. now, the question, robin, is, will anyone do anything about it? >> the question, the faa, has said they're looking into new guidelines. where does that stand? and will it make a difference? >> reporter: guidelines, perhaps, by the end of the summer that may improve somewhat. but it doesn't address the issue of the pilots who travel long distances. they make $17,000 a year as a starting salary. and they say they can't afford anything but the crash pads or the crew lounge. >> $17,000. all those lives? >> reporter: exactly. this has outraged the members of the families of the victims in buffalo. >> i'm sure it has. >> reporter: those two pilots had slept in crew lounges the night before, not in a bed. >> brian, thanks very much. another outrage out this morning. a new study showing that military veterans make up the largest, single group of homeless americans. perhaps the most troubling sign of a housing crisis in our military. yesterday, the banking giant, jpmorgan chase, was forced to

apologize for mistakenly foreclosing on service members and overcharging 4,000 more for their mortgages. with so many service members struggling to make their monthly payments, "gma" gets answers. when u.s. marine captain jonathan rowles went on active duty in 2006, chase bank was required by law to cap his mortgage interest rate to 6%. >> we received phone calls saying we were behind on our payments when we actually weren't. >> reporter: by the end of 2009, his wife says collection agents were calling her three times a day. even in the middle of the night. >> we paid our mortgage. we paid it on time. we paid the full amount. we were receiving harassing collection calls. >> reporter: on wednesday, chase apologized. >> we're deeply disappointed that we have let down the men and women of our military. >> reporter: critics identify a much larger problem. the federal law to protect service members, doesn't apply to houses they bought after joining the military.

last year alone, foreclosures near military bases were nearly 10% higher than the national average. last month, army staff sergeant, keith oliver, on active duty in iraq, feared he might become one of those statistics. that's when he reached out to us at "gma" for help. after years of paying his mortgage on time, oliver received a letter from bank of america, demanding nearly $19,000 in back mortgage payments. >> they would transfer me from one department to the next department. and then, transfer me to the original department i talked to. >> reporter: the sergeant said his problem began when he was transferred to hawaii in 2008. bank of america agreed to cut his payments in half until he could sell his house. but the house never sold. last year, oliver got sent to iraq. in january of this year, you basically got a notice from bank of america saying, if you didn't pay up, you would be foreclosed on? even though you're in the military, serving in iraq? >> yes, sir. and joining us now, is bank of america executive, larry di rita. thank you for coming in. >> sure, george.

>> i have to give bank of america credit. sergeant oliver was falling through the cracks. but after he e-mailed me, and we contacted you, you found a way to resolve the problem quickly, what's happened? >> there's a lot of programs out there. some are not eligible for all of the programs out there. sergeant oliver is one of those out there. he bought his house after coming into the military. he had challenges as he was moved around. so what we did is stepped back and first of all cut his payment in half for a couple of years. and we decided, and he talked about that, to resolve his situation. >> he's free and clear? no more debt. he's clear of the house? >> he's good. and what we're trying to do, bank of america has had specialty military programs since world war i. this is something we're focused on. we care about doing the right thing for the services. and we've set up a new unit. he talked about being moved around. we set up a unit, where hopefully we can keep that down to zero. get somebody who identifies themselves as military, to get that to a special unit that can deal with military situations. our goal is you're overseas defending the homeland.

we're going to take care of your home. >> but there's a loophole in the law, as you point out. if you buy the house after you're in the military, the law that's supposed to protect service members doesn't cover it. >> it's complicated. and there's a lot of reasons why that is that we don't need to go into. we're going to set up a program of our own that allows us to reduce their principal if they get in trouble. extend their payments. bring their rates down. the other thing about the law, you do a rate reduction, down to 6%. and we know, of course, mortgage rates are lower than that. we want to go lower than that. and we'll be rolling this out shortly. again, connected to a unit that's going to focus specifically on military. >> this is important. while the legislation may be snagged, bank of america, you're saying, is going to take action on its own, to reduce principal for service members in trouble? >> yeah. >> our goal is, if you're a military person, you're deployed, you don't need to be worried about your house. if you find yourself in a distressed situation, let us know. we'll start working with you right away. that's a very important thing. it's an important way to approach all of our customers. there are people facing problems right now. >> do you have a sense of how big a problem this is throughout the military? >> it's hard to know.

part of our challenge is knowing when somebody's deployed and in a distressed situation. when you're deployed, i was in the military. you have 1,000 things to think about when you're getting ready to deploy. and the last thing you want to worry about is your home. you're going overseas. and you don't always think about, while i'm gone, my mortgage might get under water. a lot of things happen. >> anyone dealing with bank of america, it's important right now, to make sure that you identify yourself as part of the military. >> for sure. it's important that people tell us up front. i'm in the military, i need some help. we'll put you into this new unit and go from there. >> larry di rita, thank you very much. >> thanks a lot for having us. now, over to sam with the weather. good morning, sam. happy birthday. let's get pictures of what's going on in the midsouth. because there was a big snow system. you're looking at atlanta. 1.6 inches of snow there. car tops, grassy surfaces. oklahoma and arkansas, two feet of snow fell in that direction. and it's the cold air behind it. in oklahoma, 4 below. 18 below in kansas city.

but the real temperature in a town called bartelsville, oklahoma, it's never been colder than 27 below in oklahoma, ever. this morning, 27 below there. 7 degrees in dallas is the way it feels. new orleans, about 27, the way it feels. the warmth is in the west right now. still, for weeks now. san francisco, at 62. fresno's about 62. san francisco, is one degree cooler. and l.a., about 77 degrees. that's where the warmth is, in case you're wondering.

all of america's weather in the next half hour. robin? >> sam, thanks. lindsay lohan is free this morning after posting $40,000 bail. the 24-year-old actress entered a plea of not guilty, to a charge of felony grand theft for allegedly stealing a necklace worth $2,500 from a jewelry store in california. david wright has the latest. >> reporter: regardless of the

fact that she looked like a million bucks, this was no red carpet. >> court will call the case of people versus lindsay lohan. >> reporter: lohan pled not guilty to felony grand theft, stemming from her alleged shoplifting of a necklace from a venice jewelry store. judge keith schwartz set bail for $20,000, plus another $20,000, for possibly violating her probation. >> miss lohan, let me tell you a couple of things, so we have no misunderstandings. >> reporter: then, he read the 24-year-old actress the riot act. >> you need to follow the laws, just like everybody else. you're no different than anyone else. so, please, don't push your luck. >> reporter: judges have lectured lohan before, to no avail. but on this day, at least, she did not go back to jail. the hint of a smile crossed her face, as the news sank in. >> do you understand that? >> yes, i do. >> you hope when a celebrity is in trouble, when they have the

potential of jail hanging over their head, what you want to do is make these things go away. but she's piling on. >> reporter: she would not be the first celebrity to end up at the century regional detention center. other famous alums include paris hilton, daryl hannah, michelle rodriguez, and lohan herself. for now, she avoided being sent back. but she's due back in court in two weeks. for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> her next court date is february 23rd. some people are taken aback. you could see a little smirk on her face when she knew she wasn't going back to jail yesterday. >> she is not out of the woods yet. >> no, not any means. coming up, black market cosmetic surgery. one young woman's fatal quest for a better body. we're going to go inside the police investigation. and the debate over diet soda heats up. dr. richard besser is here with a reality check on a controversial, new study. and how do you prep to be a princess? there's kate asking camilla for advice on becoming a royal. of course, she'll be her mother-in-law.

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he's got a reality check on that. >> a lot of people this morning have a diet soda in front of them. they drink that instead of caffeine in coke -- no. in coffee. we'll see what happened. and we're going to show you the man who is shaking up the surfing world. but not by surfing waves. take a look. on skis. chuck patterson's new wave in sports. it's called surf skiing. >> that looks pretty cool, though. >> i have to admit. do that on your birthday. >> a little challenge. that is coming up. we're going to begin with the investigation on how a back-alley cosmetic procedure cost the life of a 20-year-old girl. she traveled from london to a philadelphia hotel room for silicone injections. and andrea canning is here. this girl's quest for the perfect body just killed her. >> reporter: it did, george. such a tragic story. police say it was an internet chat room who brought this aspiring model and actress to america. she was looking for a cheaper alternative to look fuller.

we discover from authorities that silicone injections are one of the hottest new trends around the country. but they're also illegal, and dangerous. police say it was here in this philadelphia hotel, not a doctor's office, where 20-year-old claudia aderotimi flew 3,500 miles, just for buttock enhancement injections. >> she had come here from britain, to have a cosmetic procedure, here at the hampton inn. >> reporter: the medical examiner believed it may have contained a silicone substance called hydrogel. that can be bought at any drug store. the preliminary cause of death, cites that it entered her blood stream and strapped her heart. the desire for that perfect posterior, like j-lo and the kardashian, has the business booming, with women turning to pump-up parties and online forums. we found hundreds of women

looking. quote, i'm interested in getting the bootee shots asap, and selling. we're currently setting up appointments for ladies seeking injections. with none other than the doctor herself. safe, solid silicone implants run around $7,000. liquid injections can cost as little as $250. some with silicone purchased from a hardware store. the problem is, is liquid injections are illegal. this new jersey model was indicted in november for allegedly injecting women who were then hospitalized for back bacterial infections. she pled not guilty. this woman collapsed after she paid $500 for an injection she received at this apartment. but doctors say the most common problem is permanent scarring. this mom who asked us to alter her face and voice, injectsed $10 silicone she bought on the internet into her cheeks and lips in her own bathroom. the results were disastrous. >> i thought, this was a cheap way to go. it looks good. it was completely inflamed, my whole face.

it looked like horrible blisters. >> reporter: in the most recent case, detectives searched the home of the woman they believe set up the implant transaction. but are still on the lookout for the woman who actually did the injections. the suspect is believed to be a transgendered woman. george? >> thanks. i'm here with dr. arthur perry, the author of "straight talk about cosmetic surgery." we brought in some props. this is the kind of silicone that a doctor would implant. >> this is a silicone rubber that would be used for chin implants and buttock implants. very safe. there are not many issue was this material. >> but that can only be inserted by a doctor, right? >> absolutely. not just a doctor, but by a board certified plastic surgery. this is a breast implant. also extremely safe. it contains silicon. there's no issues, particularly with these implants. >> but there have been issues of

them leaking, haven't there? >> there can be leaks. but those leaks are nuisance-type problems, as opposed to real issues with your health. the real problem is with free silicon. silicone that can be injected by a doctor, which is illegal in the united states. or worse, by lay practitioners, which is the case here. this is silicone caulk that you can buy in any hardware store. >> for your shower. >> that's right. for your shower, or windows. it works very well on your windows. but it's not a good thing to use for medical procedures. i prefer to buy my medical supplies at medical supply houses. >> that makes sense, but why is injecting silicone, particularly in the buttocks area, so dangerous? >> the buttocks is a very vascular area. that means there's a lot of blood vessels in the buttocks. when we inject things in the buttocks, we can get into the blood vessels. some of those are the diameter of straws. they are very, very large. if we get something like

silicone gel into the blood vessels, it can travel right to the lungs. deaths have occurred as soon as 13 minutes after injections. and as late as two days later. it's a very toxic substance. >> here's what i don't get. if this is illegal, even for a doctor to inject silicone the way you just talked about, how can the online chat lines -- how come they're not being cracked down on them? how problematic are they? >> they are out there. i checked last night. you can check for all sorts of materials. not just silicon, but hydragel and other materials. and there's people doing these injections. it is absolutely illegal for many reasons. it's illegal to use the materials, even if you were a doctor. and it's illegal, obviously, to practice medicine without a license. and that's what's happening all over the united states. >> somebody who really wants a procedure like this, what is the safe and legal way to do it? >> if you want your buttocks enhanced, my personal advice is exercise. you can increase the size of your buttocks 7% increase in the size of your buttocks in just six weeks of focused exercise. that's the safe way. if you're going to have a buttock enhancement procedure, it's by a board certified plastic surgeon.

and the safe material is a fat injection, fat taken from your belly, for instance, and placed into your buttocks, by a board certified plastic surgeon is safe. buttock implants is a second procedure that can be done. there's a lot of complications with those. i don't recommend those. but they are considered safe in proper hands. >> the doctor's recommendation from a plastic surgeon, is do some squats. >> go do squats. that's the answer. >> thanks very much. let's get to the other stories developing right now with juju chang at the newsdesk. good morning, juju. >> good morning, george, good morning, everyone. one person is dead and five are missing after a natural gas explosion in allentown, pennsylvania. eight homes destroyed and hundreds of people evacuated in the neighborhood. this is the third deadly natural gas explosion in the u.s. since last september when eight people died in southern california. well, a symbol of american capitalism could soon be owned

by germans. the owners of the new york stock exchange are in merger talks with the frankfurt stock exchange. the foreign partner would end up with the majority stake. any deal would likely face regulatory challenges. prices at the supermarket will be going up again. that's because the price of corn is surging. after the government warned of near-record low supplies. corn is essential to nearly everything, from cereal to meat. overseas, now. a child suicide bomber no more than 12 years old, is blamed for one of the worst attacks on pakistan's military in years. the boy entered a military base, disguised as a student and blew himself up, killing 31 soldiers. and a new low in pro sports. the cleveland cavaliers, in their first year since lebron james' departure, have now lost 26-straight games. that streak ties football's hapless tampa bay bucs, who lost 26-straight in the '70s. the cavs can break the biggest loser record tomorrow. >> couldn't give the cavs a break on my birthday?

>> sorry. i know you're from cleveland. go, cavs. >> this is where you don't want to be the biggest loser. time, now, for the weather again with sam. >> good morning, robin, george, juju. let's start with pictures out of this is an abc news special repor report. >> good morning, i'm christiane amanpour in abc news headquarters in new york. we're interrupting your program with late developments, just in the last few minutes, egyptian state television announced that a high commission of the military is in permanent session, in other words taking over, for the sake of protecting egypt and for the sake of pro debting the people of egypt. a few minutes before that the egyptian chief of staff was in the tahrir square, liberation

square and the protesters there our terry moran was there. terry is there and he heard them and he's with us now. terry. >> christiane, it was an amazing, breathtaking historic moment. we were in the square just minutes ago when they had enormous noise went up from the square. i've never heard a human sound quite like it. we went to the middle of a crush of people. the army chief of staff took the stage, took the microphone and said what he just described. he told the crowd, tonight all your demands will be met. they burst into the egyptian gnat anthem and chanting god is the greatest. the general left the stage and started out of the square. surrounded by a delirious rush of people. i caught his eye and he winked at me. i broke into his inner circle and i asked him, does this mean

it's over? he said tonight, it is ending. i said will mubarak leave egypt? he said that, i can't say, but i can say, this is over. >> terry moran, thank you so much from right there in the heart of liberation square. the big question is what does that mean for president mubarak. the prime minister has indicated to a new has organization on the ground that mubarak will step aside. we will continue to monitor all of the development, and we'll be back on the air as soon as we learn of more and there will be complete details of course later on "world news" tonight and throughout the day on abcnews.com. stay with us. this valentine's day,love with gifts for all the loved ones in your life. big or small. so stop by walgreens. love is in the air. make your sweetheart smile with ferrero rocher... and share the love with hershey's kisses chocolates.

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we're back at 7:44, on george's birthday. headlines this morning about a new study that says, drinking diet soda could be dangerous to your health. the study links diet soda to a 61% higher risk of heart attacks and strokes for people who drink it daily. dr. richard besser is here to get a little bit of a reality check. this is concerning for a lot of people. should it be? >> you know, robin, when i see a bad study out there, i usually say, let's not talk about it. but when it captures headlines, it's worth doing a reality check. and i have to say, this is one of the worst studies i've seen captures headlines in a long time. it's bad because of the science. but it's also bad because of the behavior that it can induce in

the fear that people have. i don't think people should change behavior based on this study. >> but this was presented at a major conference. you're talking about the american heart association and the stroke association. when that is associated with that, you -- >> that's right. let me tell you what they did here. they followed 2,500 people over a long period of time. but there were only 8% of them, a couple hundred people who drank diet sodas every day. they asked about diet soda at the beginning of the study. followed them for a decade, and assumed their behavior, the amount of soda they drank didn't change. they didn't look at salt they took in. they didn't look at other foods they ate. those things we know are associated with stroke and heart attack. they didn't even look at obesity over time. so, to conclude from this that it's all from the diet soda, just makes no sense whatsoever. now, at a meeting -- national meetings are different than what's published in a journal. a meeting is a place for scientists to talk about things.

to talk about studies in the works. but what i'm finding over time, is there tends to be a desire to capture the headlines. you see the sensational things like this, just going wild coming out of a meeting. >> it certainly did capture attention and grabbed headlines. give us the bottom line when it comes to our consumption of diet soda. so many people this morning, instead of a cup of coffee, they're having a diet soda. >> first off, i'm not a big soda fan. regular soda is worse. we know it's linked to obesity. diet soda is better than that, because it doesn't give the calories. if you're drinking a lot of diet soda, it's so sweet. you're going to crave that kind of sweet and develop a love for the sweets. the subtle sweetness of a carrot or a tomato won't stand up against the sweetness of a diet soda. if you're going to do it, one a week, that's not a big deal. >> one a week? >> okay. maybe a little more than one a week. but you don't want to have five or six in a day. >> okay. >> try and move towards the

unsweetened beverages. the plain water, carbonated water. unsweetened tea. lemon, lime. i'd love to hear from people what their favorite unsweetened beverages are. >> and is there any difference -- george was asking about this. i didn't know there was a diet ginger ale. is the cola the same? >> you may find if they have a lot of caffeine. and the caffeine jolt you get from diet sodas, you won't get that from diet ginger ale. that's a benefit there. >> people should weigh in and let us know if they have a substitute for diet soda. >> send it to me at twitter. >> had to get that in. >> more followers. >> happy birthday, george. coming up, what if there is more than you bargained for lurking inside your valentine's day flowers? [ engine revs ]

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♪ pretty woman walking down the street ♪ ♪ pretty woman the kind i'd like to meet ♪ >> hi. >> good morning, america. >> there's a few people out there. >> it's back in the 20s again. jennifer aniston is back on the big screen in a romantic comedy, just in time for valentine's day. she's going to be here live this morning. it opens on friday, which also happens to be her birthday. yours is today. >> that's right. a lot younger. >> showing the trailer of that movie the last couple months in times square. it looks pretty good. >> i did see it. it is very good. very funny. >> she is coming up. also, flowers, of course, the most popular gift for valentine's day. but what is lurking inside some of those bouquets? you will not believe it. we have a "gma" investigation into the hidden hazards of imported flowers. and are these the pictures

of a royal pep talk, perhaps? kate's public lunch with camilla. what eve dropser heard the pair ruling out for kate's big day. >> lots of secrets there. we're first turning to the facebook story. the very popular website with about 500 million users. but first lady michelle obama says her children will not be friending anyone on there now or anytime soon. her comments sparked a national conversation about families and facebook. and it has a lot of people wondering about what age should children be allowed to join the social network. claire shipman is going to take a look at this. she's got a couple young ones of her owns. >> reporter: forget the debates about driver's licenses. it's the right to navigate the social networking world, which is the hot, new debate among parents and children. and mrs. obama weighed in. the first lady weighed in on the pervasive parental anxiety about social net working, making it

plain on the "today" show that her daughters wouldn't be hitting the facebook frontier any time soon. >> i'm not a big fan of young kids having facebook. so, it's not something they need. >> reporter: of course, malia is only 12. technically, kids need to be 13 to have social networking accounts. >> the great thing about the first lady's comments was it was very clear that she understood that preteens should not be using facebook. >> reporter: a recent pew survey found that 93% of teens between 12 and 17 are online. and 73% do use social networking sites like facebook. but a lot of parents worry that 13, even 14, is too young. an abc news poll last year, found most parents think 15 an appropriate age. but a sizable minority, 43%, say social networking sites aren't appropriate at all for kids under 18. carrie lee is one of those parents. she's told her 16-year-old daughter no for years. >> she knows what we want her to accomplish. that's to finish high school and to get accepted into college. at that time, she can decide if

she has a facebook account. >> reporter: and daughter, kendall, is not happy about that ruling. >> i am the only kid out of all my friends that does not have facebook. but it kind of gets to me a little bit. but i just shake it off. i still have friends. and i'm still living. >> reporter: the key, say experts, know your child. >> is your child balanced in school? do they play outside? do they have offline friends? if so, they can spend some time on facebook and other sites like facebook. >> reporter: this is a tough battle. and you can see, robin, just from the statistics, there's a disconnect. 73% of kids 12 to 17 are online and have a social networking account. and yet, 43% of parents out there think it's too young. they're not winning. >> well, your oldest, hugo, is 9. very tech-savvy. how do you weigh in? >> he's already lobbying me for an e-mail address. and we said, no. not yet. luckily, his school has some fairly strict guidelines that we can follow. so, i keep pointing to those

when he argues with me about it all the time. >> so, you're looking for reinforcements to put it on somebody else. >> claire, send me those guidelines, okay? >> and now, michelle obama. i'm going to put it on her. >> all right. claire, thank you. we would like to know what you think. should there be an age restriction for children on social networking sites such as facebook? weigh in on our shoutout board. abcnews.com/gma. let's get the other top stories now. juju at the newsdesk. >> good morning, robin and good morning, everyone. we begin with the breaking news out of egypt. it appears that egyptian president hosni mubarak will soon be stepping down. as terry moran reported ecstatic crowds from tahrir and cairo, reacting that all of their demands will be met and met tonight. the military has essentially taken control of the government, and mubarak will be stepping down. comes with increasing labor strikes which added to economic

uncertainty, threatening the regime, we'll continue to keep you posted here throughout the morning on abc. and on capitol hill, is short a lawmaker this morning, after the abrupt departure of a married congressman at the center of a sex scandal. new york congressman, chris lee, resigned hours after this shirtless photo of him appeared online. a photo he reportedly e-mailed to a woman he met on craigslist. another airline is raising baggage fees. if your suitcase tops 50 pounds, u.s. air will now charge you $90, instead of $50. if it's heavier than 70, you'll be charged $175 extra. with less than three months to go before the wedding of this century, britain's princess-to-be, was seen hobnobbing with her future step mother-in-law. picking up a few tips, perhaps? nick watt joins us from london with all of the details. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, juju. well, kate and camilla had a lunch at the swanky barkley hotel. and they had what the brits call a good, old natter, about life, love and marriages. they're a pair of queens in waiting.

camilla passing on her wisdom to the rookie, kate. camilla knows the score. she and charles were an item before diana was on the scene. they finally wed in 2005. a fellow diner told "the daily mail," she heard camilla say, if i can give you one piece of advice. >> you wish they would work harder to find out what camilla was saying. >> reporter: the diner said, he heard, we can't have trumpets. the ceiling is too high. presumably talking about westminster abbey where kate will wed. april 29th. >> there are a lot of decisions to be made. the invitations going out next week, i'm told. >> reporter: and this is a statement. unfazed by the photographer. kate and camilla are friends. >> for many years, camilla's been very instrumental in grooming kate. she is in a great position, probably the best position to give kate advice on how to make it work. >> reporter: by the way, lurking behind them. that's a female royal bodyguard.

kate, as usual, understated chic. camilla, as usual, sporting some serious tweed. unlikely, they were trading fashion tips. now, juju, marrying into the royal family must be unbelievably daunting. but for kate, it must be some help that she knows he has her future step mother-in-law fighting her cause. >> nick watt, with the latest on the royal plans. thanks for that update. now, diane sawyer wants to weigh in on george's birthday and give us a peek at tonight's "world news." diane? >> good morning, to you, juju. hope it's a great one. in these tough times, are taxpayer dollars being squandered? our jon karl is the sherlock holmes of government waste. and tonight, he'll make congress answer for what he's found. it's on "world news." by the way, george, happy 5-0. you're just a teenager. >> that's the news at 8:07. now, time for the weather with sam. >> now, you can. now, let it out.

we found a mighty band of folks wondering through times square. we're all huddling to stay warm. you're like me. as soon as i step out the door, my eyes start watering. it takes about ten minutes to acclimate. where are you from? >> lake arrowhead, california. >> you're from california. you're not used to the cold air. i just tear up. it's not about you. i'm just wetting the eyes. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about. outside your doors in chicagoland, you had to spoil my bragging rights. i was there for the coldest morning so far in chicago, at 6 below. it's 7 below this morning. i can't say that anymore. thanks for that. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on. this is the way the temperatures run. there's milder air, south of omaha, kansas city, des moines. chicagoland, st. louis. that air gets in in the next couple of days. but not today. you're still on the cold side of that air. here's where the milder air is coming from. from san francisco, to palm springs, to vegas. reno, you're 49 degrees. it's not as bad in the east. sea-tac is around 49 degrees, as

well. we are live in times square. sir, love the jennifer aniston? is that what you're yelling? >> that's right. >> george? >> a lot of jennifer aniston fans down there. sam, thank you very much. valentine's day is big business. consumers, expected to spend almost $2 billion on flowers this year. how would you feel if the flowers you sent or received were crawling with bugs or infected with some awful disease? consumer correspondent elisabeth

leamy is live at dulles airport to fill us in on this threat. hey, eli. >> reporter: george, happy birthday. yes. two-thirds of the flowers sold in the united states, are imported from other countries through airports like dulles. this is a story about flowers. but also about invasive species, our economy, even narcotics. it sounds bizarre. but it's all true. you're looking at thousands of flowers, just landed at jfk airport. but what you're not seeing are the flowers' tiny hitchhikers. >> it's up and running. >> reporter: exotic insects that don't exist in this country. these customs and border protection agriculture specialists are hoping to keep it that way because foreign invaders like this could wreak havoc on u.s.-grown flowers and food crops. >> it could damage our agriculture industry. >> reporter: that's why these

specialists inspect imported flowers right at the airport. most are from colombia and ecuador. on this day, a big shipment of greenery arrives from italy. >> it really secures our way of life. >> reporter: as we watch, they identify a threatening plant disease. and shake out at least three different kinds of insects, including a colombian fly, hiding in the middle of a chrysanthemum leaf. >> it will leave the leaf and start the cycle over again. >> reporter: and a threat in these flowers from italy. >> year after year, and day after day. >> reporter: the specialists believe all of the parasites got here by careless accident. but they're always alert to the possibility of deliberate agri-terrorism. >> it could potentially contaminate crops. wipe out entire species of plants. the impact could be incalculable. >> reporter: drug smugglers have been known to stash cocaine in exported flowers. >> we've seen narcotics woven

into flowers. flower stems, cut open, with drugs inserted, sewn back up. glued back up. >> reporter: no drugs this time. but plenty of bugs. the specialists take the insects to an airport lab to identify them. last year during valentine's season, they intercepted nearly 300 pests. >> look at this big guy. >> reporter: the tiny insects are then sent to the department of agriculture to confirm the threat. if it's significant, the flowers they rode in on will either be fumigated or destroyed, rather than heading to somebody's home. as you saw, customs and border protection runs a pretty aggressive program. but if you spot insects on a bouquet, here's what they want you to do. put the flowers, all of them, in a plastic bag. seal it up tight. stick that in the freezer for at least 48 hours, george, to kill the bugs. and then, throw the entire thing away.

>> that makes a lot of sense. there's a real danger if the pests come into your house, they will infect your other plants, too, right? >> reporter: yes. some of them, absolutely can cross-contaminate to house plants, fruits and vegetables, too. >> eli, thank you very much. and when we come back, jennifer aniston will be here live. thanks to the venture card from capital one, we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a trip to new orleans twice as fast! bebebebebebaaa! we get double miles every time we use our card, no matter what we're buying. i'll take it. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang. fire! [ garth ] it's hard to beat double miles! have you seen garth? oh! [ male announcer ] get the venture card from capital one. money magazine's best rewards card if you aim to rack up airline miles. what's in your wallet? bebebebebebaaa! it was a tough game out there today.

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that's it. just in time for valentine's day, a beautiful, new, very funny, romantic comedy, hitting theaters, featuring one of our favorite leading ladies. jennifer aniston stars with adam sandler, "just go with it" as a co-worker who takes a sunny trip to hawaii. so glad you're here. >> good to be here. >> i guess you would like to be in sunny hawaii with the weather out there. >> it wouldn't be bad. but it's cold here.

>> you wouldn't refuse that trip. >> no. 24 degrees. you guys have really been hit with some cold weather. >> it's day after day. when i've been watching the film with some friends, we saw you in hawaii. but also, i was telling you this at the commercial break. so funny. you and adam sandler. and i know you're friends and you went to his wedding. but chemistry just jumps off the screen. how is it for you working with him? >> well, we were saying -- it's just so much fun. we were saying it, at the premiere, that we laughed as hard watching the premiere -- watching the movie, the final -- i hadn't seen it all cut together, as we did when we were making it. we thought, i don't know how they're going to get anything on film because we were just basically laughing throughout most of our scenes. so, it was fun. >> well, that's just how adam seems to live his life. >> yeah. he just brings -- and i'm telling you. i've said it.

i just feel like there's no greater healer than laughter. and that's why i feel like doing what i get to do is just one of the luckiest things there is. to sort of be out there and trying to just create joy. bring some levity to people. >> gosh. we need that. >> i know. >> we need that. and i want to play a little bit of it. for people that don't know, you and adam are co-workers. and he has convinced you, somehow, to pretend to be his ex-wife. and you go along with it. but you want a little something in this clip. you want something in exchange. >> what do i want? >> "just go with it." >> oh, my god. these are gorgeous. how much are these? >> $1,700. >> $1,700? do you come with them? my parents' house cost $1,700. no. walk away. >> you know what? we won't be needing them anyway. i'm starting to feel not so hot. is it warm in here?

woo. i'm not sure i'll be able to make it this evening. >> oh, very good. you know what? we'll take them. it's your christmas bonus. >> oh, really? okay. i would like them in blue, too. in case a heel breaks. or i just want to cuddle. >> you sicken me. >> yes. that's why we're getting a divorce. >> we're getting a divorce because you're greedy, schemey and selfish. >> you asked for this. >> you asked for this. >> oh! >> did you know that was coming? >> i love that. i swear. you got a great laugh. >> that's our andy. >> good job. >> did you know that push was coming? >> no. every take, he would do something different. but he knew i really was -- heels -- those heels were really particularly a little -- you know? i was not expecting that. and i'm glad they didn't drop down the camera. it was a fall out of frame.

>> it seemed like there was a loft improv. >> there was a lot of improv. i don't know who would start to go off the script first, but it would be a -- it started to become who's going to try to make the other break first? >> just go with it. >> that's what you all did. you talked about the new york premiere. we have lovely pictures. you were hanging out with your girls. brooklyn decker. and nicole kidman. i didn't know until i watched the film she's in it. >> i know. surprise. >> you guys in the hula hoop competition. that had to be improv. >> it was all improv. we were winging it, as they say. we were just going with it, or whatever. we were doing a silly hula competition. and it turned into a whatever competition. that was fun. and she kind of -- >> and dave matthews. >> and dave matthews. who, we knew, music man, fabulous, amazing. and pulled out the funnies. and i've known him for years. i didn't know he could -- >> an embarrassment of riches.

>> an embarrassment. >> in the time we have remaining, fun stuff here. "allure" magazine. you really did not like the rachel hair cut? >> i have never seen something get legs like that in one sentence. that looks silly right there. i think i said the rachel -- it was more the attention that it brought than the cut itself. i didn't like it in some of the pictures. it became like the rachel. that was -- i mean, i guess -- hindsight, when i'm much, much, much -- like 100 years old, i'll be able to look back and say, they had a hair cut about a character i played. like the dorothy hamill or something. >> i wanted that. the wedge. >> did you? >> my mom said i had a fro, so i couldn't get it. >> what? >> yeah.

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see how the morning commute is going, frances. >> pretty slowly actually. there's an accident at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's in the backup and traffic is backed up into the maze even though once you're on the incline section, looks to be flowing well. south 101 in san rafael, an earlier accident has cleared from walnut creek to danville. sluggish from 101 up to saratoga. eric? >> thank you, frances.

>> welcome back. temperatures off our morning lows but still in the 30s and 40s.

sunshine, nearly calm conditions and low to mid-60s, even upper 60s the north bay valleys. tonight 30s and 40s again, temperatures above average throug ♪ sweet dreams are made of these ♪ let me tell you something. this is the kind of accident you want to have happen. sara moulton reveals a valentine's day recipe she calls her happy accident. it is warm, chocolate cheesecake. if george plays his cards right -- also, cameron mathison is here. he has last-minute gift ideas. if you haven't gotten your gift yet, he's got the guide. and he went out and did it by himself. >> and at a good price, too. what can you do now to make sure your children grow up to be the adults you want them to be? we're looking at a new way of thinking that may take some of the worries out of parenting. i can't even -- >> i read the book. anybody who was angry about the tiger mom should read this book. >> really?

that's a tease. >> a great message. before all that, check in with sam with the weather. >> huh? warm chocolate cheesecake? >> that's all you heard? >> that's all i heard. let's get to the boards. we have one or two things going on. we're going to start with a live shot outside in new york city. about 24 degrees is what it feels like right now. windchill, 13, 14 degrees in general. this is part of the cold air sweeping across the country and heading into the northeast. we're going to work on that a little bit. here's the bitter cold locked in place right now, being shoved aside. as the jet stream makes its trip up to the north. and that allows places like washington, d.c., to get to 45 degrees on saturday. philadelphia, 42 on saturday. boston, 37 on saturday. and those are good numbers for this time of year. and we see milder air hanging around until next week. it has been mild in the west, for days on in now. portland, at 51, to las vegas, at 57. and l.a.'s in the 70s, again today. waco, texas, is part of the cold spill through the country. 36 degrees today. and we know the state of florida has a cold front passing through it today. that means showers virtually all

points today, as the cold front works its way south. well down into the tip of and all of that weather was brought to you by kay jewelers. george? >> thank you, sam. "america's recipes" is going to make valentine's day extra special. sara moulton is here with the perfect ending to a valentine's day meal. this is incredible. it's simple. only six ingredients. >> six ingredients. you can get them all at the supermarket. >> i'm sorry. i don't mean to interrupt. sara, we love you. you know, this is a big ruse. this is not really -- >> i knew there was one somewhere in the show. i didn't know where it was.

>> we said we wouldn't make too much of a fuss about it. so we had to kind of hide this. can we just take this away for now? >> happy birthday. there you go. >> we'll bring you back. >> i may need you. >> george, it's a great recipe, i promise. >> sara, good acting. so, this is your life, george stephanopoulos. 50 years old. and can we have a drumroll, please, for george? drumroll, please, for george. [ cheers ] >> happy birthday, honey. i am fully clothed. >> your beautiful wife, ali. you are clothed this time. >> yes. it's a very reputable morning show. and as much as your producers wanted me in a g-string, i'm a very elegant woman. >> aw. >> happy birthday.

>> really? you're not -- wow. i'm so proud of you. we were all worried about what you were going to possibly do. >> oh, robin. >> that's what you were worried about. >> wait. there's much more. >> there's more. >> "we are family." can we hear it? happy birthday. >> hey. >> you brought everybody. >> hi. >> all the kids. >> the dogs are all here. >> how did you get daisy to be so quiet? >> we put something in her dog food. >> and wait. there's still more. >> oh, yes. >> come on out. >> mom. >> george's mother. and his father, father robert stephanopoulos. they are here. and the goods just keep on coming, george. come on.

>> and all that jazz. >> from broadway. >> wow. >> good to have you here. >> morticia. >> who is that? >> thank you. >> hi. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> who is that barking? is that you? >> they don't like mice. >> it's not complete without elvis. >> and we need a little something. >> it's a birthday, robin. >> all right. >> thank you. >> your favorite chef. >> it's your big, fat, greek birthday. >> i didn't want to do this. they made me bring it out. i just have to show it to you.

>> sam, you're getting yours soon. >> one, last surprise. i want you to know that your real-life wife and your work wife have been plotting against you for weeks. but when it came to find a gift for you, it's really hard. you're not materialistic. you don't collect anything. all we had to go on was you are crazy for your daughters. and you're a little in the doghouse, for not doing the cake boss segment with us. so, i got the cake boss to give you a cake lesson. >> wow. what a way to celebrate 50. that's not something to celebrate right there. >> did they track you down? >> my actual card. was sent to an apartment i had 15 years ago. and i found out. dr. richard besser on twitter. >> we have to ask your mother and father, first of all, so good to have you here.

tell us, father robert, what was this little man like growing up? how was he? >> he was like he always is. we knew he was destined for big things. there was no doubt about that. >> oh. give us a favorite childhood memory, mrs. stephanopoulos. >> i can give you two. he was born. it wasn't at 10 after 7:00. it was at 10:17. >> okay. i'm not there yet. >> everybody back in the cake. >> same day. >> as it turned out, it was also my husband's peace day today. he had to go to the church to do a liturgy. so, i took a cab to the hospital. >> how could you do that to your mom, george? >> we made it at a quarter of 10:00. and he was delivered at 10:17. >> he was very good at what he was doing.

>> he was around for both of their labors. he cut the umbilical cord. >> how about the cake? sara is such a good sport about it. where is the cake? look at that, george. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ >> thank you, elvis. ♪ happy birthday, dear george happy birthday to you ♪ >> thank you. thank you. what a great birthday. [ applause ] and one to grow on. >> and just think if we didn't make a fuss. >> they tried to get all of us in this cake, honey. but it didn't happen. >> what do you think, harper and elliot? pretty good? >> all they know is they got their hair done this morning. that's what they're focused on. >> that is so nice. thank you. >> who knows what's going to come up next. we're going to have cake.

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our countdown to valentine's day. we have some advice for all of the sweethearts out there who still haven't gotten a gift. what a gift is daisy stephanopoulos. our special contributor, cameron mathison.

is heading up the romance bureau. this is tough to top, cameron. >> it's really tough to top. i have to tell you, skipping over to valentine's day, now. i wasn't as prepared as you guys. i was a little late in the game with valentine's. but creativity, a few, quick stops. and we are making valentine's day very special this year. ♪ my wife, vanessa, the love of my life. mother of my two, beautiful children. eight years of marriage. for her, only the very best. wait? did you say valentine's day is this monday? that's four days away. i better get moving. we're just a couple days before valentine's day. how do you get a personal? sentimental gift? it's pretty easy, actually. all you need is a memory stick and local drug store. now, i don't mean to brag, but i

think vanessa and i have a pretty cute family. and we have the pictures to prove it. with this memory stick and kiosk like this, i insert this and i have options of what i can make. my own card. photos, designed by me. i can make a nice freedom, with different photos through it. or my own, personalized photo book. as easy as this. in about an hour, i had three, unique gifts, all for under 40 bucks. for valentine's. >> for valentine's? >> reporter: think she's going to like it? >> yeah. she is, right? >> reporter: next up, chocolate. when we think valentine's day, we think chock lass. everybody likes chocolate. it's great for last-minute. but the key is not to get just any chocolate. you have to get something special. to help me do that, i have diane here who has her own specialty chocolate shop. ♪ >> you can choose from 14 different kinds of chocolates to put into our most magnificent box called gardener roses.

and it comes as a bouquet with chocolates inside. you don't have to buy flowers because they won't die. and your lady love will keep this forever and remember your undying love. >> flowers and chocolate. >> and chocolates inside the bouquet. i would get a box of the truffles. why don't you taste one, cameron. >> reporter: so good. >> this is definitely the ultimate experience for chocolate. >> reporter: savoring. two stores down. now, we're getting somewhere. but what about our valentine's day dinner? even though i haven't made a dinner reservation yet, all is not lost. websites like opentable.com, can hook me up. i just have to enter the location, other information, what kind of food we want. put it all in there. search. find me a reservation. and when you sign up, they'll even send you recommendations of your neighborhood's most

romantic restaurants. this is fantastic. 7:00. 7:00. 7:00. i'm in good shape here. why stop there? i found tons of last-minute deals online. websites like groupon and livingsocial, offer specials all across the country, all for a fraction of the price. wine tasting for two. couples massages. even tango lessons, a personal favorite. but when all is said and done, valentine's day is really just about the love. and maybe the chocolate. >> thanks so much, cameron. >> reporter: thank you very much. >> happy valentine's day. >> reporter: happy valentine's day. oh. okay. so, maybe i did go a little overboard with the chocolates this year. and by the way, i did not steal these from my wife's valentine's gift. they were extra. i promise. the point is, you don't have to go overboard. maybe special packaging. maybe exotic flavors. anything to make the chocolate

special this year. >> tell us about some of the gifts you made, cameron. >> well, i happen to have them right here, robin. this picture frame. imagine the odds. we're connected like that. >> yeah, right. >> it was so simple. all i had to do was enter the bar code on this frame. the kiosk you saw in the place knows to lay out photos in there. and in an hour, something special that vanessa is going to love, as long as she's not watching this morning. >> i hope she's not. >> if she does, we'll joke about it. >> that's great. that's really a lot of fun. thank you, cameron, so much. >> thank you. >> have a wonderful valentine's day. you can get details on all of these gifts at our website abcnews.com/gma. and you can really find sara's warm chocolate cheesecake. okay? the recipe really is online, too. we'll be right back.l@l@

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this valentine's day, on abc, "good morning america." a journey, that will take us all to the most romantic extremes. extreme proposals. extreme wedding. extreme love. it begins, valentine's day, 2011. >> got aigh you have to sign a release, because it wasn't extreme birthday? >> it was a vic birthday. a little understated. but you're not the one celebrating your birthday. it's wise to celebrate your birthday is the big boss. the president of disney, our parent company, it's his birthday was well. >> you can do whatever you want. i would never do that. >> happy birthday, bob. >> we talk about mickey and

minnie mouse. hi. >> you have a reputation of being on the first -- what is it, the disney junior animated series next? and you have the distinct of being on the first disney junior animated series about pirates, right? >> yes. >> and you're izzy. >> yes, i play izzy. >> you don't look like a pirates to me. help me. >> i'm not a pirates. izzy is my pirates persona. oh. >> how do you like where you're actually playing for the cartoons? >> i love doing voiceover because, izzy's a little younger than me. and i get to go in the booth and take over the fun imagination. like a little 4-year-old. i go into the booth. >> imagine playing a little girl. >> i mean, a little toddler. >> yeah.

>> we have a coat drive, as well. so, in the middle of it all -- >> mickey and minnie. i missed that. our kids are from, the greater -- we have somebody from the -- i'm looking. i'm looking. all right. we'll just do the coat tally while i figure it all out. the coat tally is 201,022 coats. >> yeah. >> and i have to say, in this particular winter, it's great that we're able to give out so many coats. >> and are people allowed until sunday, at burlington coat factories. >> and the y of greater new york. >> let's get the totals up even higher. >> yeah. >> all right. we'll be right back. k. cúpúpúpúpúpúpúpúpúpúpúpúpúpúpp

something you want to say? >> we want to thank jake and neverland pirates launches disney junior channel monday, february 14th at 8:30. thank you for a great birthday. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> the final words are, george is 50. and in about three months, i'm going to be 30. so, i know. i know. a lot of birthdays. >> oh. >> why is everybody laughing so hard? >> i don't know why. >> and happy birthday, eisner, bob iger and the disney family. >> you said eisner. >> it's eisner's birthday, too. everybody at disney. it's their birthday. >> happy birthday, george. their birthday. >> happy birthday, george.

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san jose where police are investigating a homicide. it started shortly after 5:00 this morning when tae report of a disturbance got a call from story road. this is at the scene. police found a woman who had been stabbed. the victim was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. investigators are expected to release more information on the case later today. mike is here with the forecast. >> looks like we'll warm rather rapidly today. good morning to you under sunshine, nearly calm conditions. low to mid-60s from the coast. mid to upper 60s into the north bay. tonight 30s once again, even 20s in the north bay valleys. we will see warmer weather until the rain and cooler conditions next week. frances? >> mike, a few problems heading into san francisco. they've been cleared but look at the big traffic jam on north 101 heavy from candlestick to the downtown area. that stretch is heavy as well as north 280 out of daly city. on the other side of the